Hello
I am a PhD student in Human-AI/robot interaction, researching users’ preference for AI explanations based on their socio-cultural and cognitive factors with the aim to contribute to designing technologies addressing users’ needs and empowering users. I am passionate about technology, society and human minds and how these topics intersect and interact.
News
Autumn Fellows' Conference 2023 at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna
I presented my project on explainable robotics at the Conference, which I also had the pleasure of co-organising.
I will be going to Vienna in autumn 2023
I have been awarded the Digital Humanism Junior Visiting Fellowship at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna to research whether the appearance of robots influences people's preference for robot self-explanation.
Education
PhD in Safe and Trusted AI | King's College London | 2019–2024
Thesis: Understandable AI Explanations: Preferences for AI explanations based on socio-cultural and cognitive factors
Supervisors: Prof Jose Such, Dr Mark Cote, Prof Michael Luck
Funding: UK Research and Innovation in the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe and Trusted Artificial Intelligence
MSc in Big Data and Digital Futures
| University of Warwick | 2018–2019
Thesis: Discovering and Inventing Culture with Word Embeddings
Supervisor: Dr Matt Spencer
Erasmus in Sociology
| University of Warwick | 2017–2018
BA in Sociology and Social Policy
| Charles University in Prague | 2015–2018
Thesis: Cultural Omnivorousness among Charles University students
Supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Ondřej Špaček, PhD
Experience
Teaching assistant
Simulaton and Data Visualization | 2019–2023
Human-Computer Interaction | 2019–2023
Telling Stories with Data | 2020–2023
Introduction to Computer Science and Engineering | 2022
Reviewer
The Safe and Trustworthy AI Workshop at The 39th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2023)
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
Women in Science @Informatics | organising committee member | 2020–present
Diversity & Inclusion Representative for STAI CDT | 2023–present
Publications
Kopecka, H., Such, J. & Luck, M. (2022). Preferences for AI explanations based on cognitive style and socio- cultural factors. Poster presented at:
- The 26th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.
- Safe and Trustworthy AI workshop 2022 – Best poster award
Kopecká, H. (2021). Explainable Artificial Intelligence: Human-centered Perspective. Poster presented at WomENcourage.
Kopecka, H., & Such, J. (2020). Explainable AI for Cultural Minds. In European Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Workshop on Dialogue, Explanation and Argumentation for Human-Agent Interaction.
Contact
hana.kopecka@kcl.ac.uk
@hanaxkopecka
I am currenlty based in London and always happy to meet to talk about research.